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<br />any other public utility, nor shall this franchise in any way interfere with the improvement or
<br />maintenance of any other streets, alleys, and public ways, and the rights of the grantees herein to
<br />use said streets shall, at all times, be subservient to the right of the City Council of the City of
<br />Paris to fully exercise its rights or control over said streets, alleys, and public ways.
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<br />Section 6. That the grantees shall, during the life of this franchise, pay to the City of
<br />Paris, at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, 150 1st Street S.E., Paris, Texas, in
<br />lawful money of the United States, a sum equal to $50.00 per vehicle used in the operation of said
<br />taxicab business, which remittance shall be made annually on or before the 10th day of December
<br />each year. The payments stipulated and provided in this section shall be in lieu of any other tax
<br />assessment or charge by the City of Paris which may now or may hereafter be in force during the
<br />term of this franchise, excluding only ad valorem taxes.
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<br />Section 7. That the City of Paris expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, alter,
<br />change, or eliminate any of the provisions of this franchise, during the life of the same, for the
<br />following purposes, to-wit:
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<br />(1) To eliminate or delete from the same such conditions as then prove
<br />obsolete or impractical; and,
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<br />(2) To impose such additional conditions upon the grantees as may be
<br />deemed necessary and reasonable, such conditions to be those as may be deemed
<br />necessary for the purpose of insuring adequate service to the public.
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<br />Section. 8. That, notwithstanding what may be said in any other portion of this instrument
<br />with reference to the termination hereof, this right is granted subject to the provisions of Article
<br />I, Sections 17 and 26 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, all applicable state laws, Charter
<br />provisions ,and such future laws as may be enacted by the Legislature, or amendments to the
<br />Constitution and the Charter of the City of Paris. Furthermore, the City Council of the City of
<br />Paris reserves the absolute right, upon notice and hearing, which said notice shall be given to the
<br />grantees not less than thirty (30) days before such hearing, to absolutely terminate this grant for
<br />any violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance.
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<br />Section 9. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for the grantees, their agents or employees,
<br />while operating any automobile for hire within the City of Paris, to cruise. Cruising shall consist
<br />of seeking, searching, or soliciting employment while operating an automobile for hire by
<br />repeatedly and persistently driving such automobile for hire to and fro on the public streets of the
<br />city of Paris and offering accommodations thereof to prospective passengers, whether by signal,
<br />word of mouth, or by carrying a sign with the word "Vacant" thereon, or some other word of
<br />similar import, or otherwise, or in any manner whatsoever operating said vehicle upon the public
<br />streets of the city of Paris for the purpose of soliciting passengers, or driving an automobile for
<br />hire upon the public streets while unoccupied by a passenger without having a fixed destination
<br />thereof.
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<br />Section 10. That the grantees shall, at all times during the effective period of this
<br />franchise, keep and maintain, in full force and effect, a policy, or policies, of public liability
<br />insurance covering each motor vehicle to be operated under this franchise, providing at least
<br />$20,000 per person and $40,000 for any single occurrence for bodily injury or death, and $15,000
<br />for any single occurrence for injury to or destruction of property, indemnifying all persons for any
<br />and all damages, personal injuries, or property damages sustained as a result of the negligent
<br />operation of any motor vehicle by the grantees, their agents or employees, and shall pay all
<br />premiums due thereon when due. It is expressly provided that such insurance policy, or policies,
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